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Israel gave the dossier to major UNRWA donor countries just after the ICJ made their interim ruling regarding South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel. U.K.’s Channel 4 claims it ‘contains no evidence’ for Israel’s allegations against UNRWA’s workers.
By ICH & Agencies
The story was presented by Channel 4’s Lindsey Hilsum who then posted it to her X account, formerly Twitter, along with the caption “We got hold of Israel’s dossier against UNRWA – why did the donors including the U.K. withdraw funding on such flimsy unproven allegations before an investigation?”
The allegations, which were detailed in a confidential Israeli intelligence brief originally reported on in the Wall Street Journal, involve 12 UNRWA employees who Israel claims were involved in the Hamas terrorist attacks on Israeli Gaza border communities on October 7.
According to Channel 4, the intelligence report “contains no evidence to support Israel’s explosive new claim other than stating, ‘From intelligence information, documents, and identity cards seized during the course of the fighting, it is now possible to flag around 190 Hamas and Palestinian Islamic Jihad terrorist operatives who serve as UNRWA employees. More than 10 UNRWA staffers took part in the events of October 7.’”
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According to Juliette Touma, UNRWA’s director of communications, who was interviewed by Channel 4, employees and contractors are placed on a list that is given to Israel every year for approval. As recently as last May, according to Channel 4, all UNRWA workers had been vetted and approved by Israel.
Channel 4 reported that Israel gave the dossier to major UNRWA donor countries just after the ICJ made their interim ruling regarding South Africa’s charge of genocide against Israel.
The UNRWA is reportedly set to lose $65 million by the end of February as donors’ funding cuts take effect, imperiling the agency’s operations in Gaza and across the Middle East.
“We are going to be forced to make very tough decisions that humanitarian aid workers are not supposed to be forced to make,” she said.
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